Journal – Snow Time!

Which means it’s an afternoon of snowman building time with my boys. It’s by coincidence that I had this snowman post scheduled.

Today I want to share with you the process of how I take my hand drawn sketches to the next level then the next and so on. It’s something I’ve been doing a lot lately which I have grown to love.

First I drew my snowman in my sketch book.

Then I drew him on some old book pages and created an A4 journal page.

I also then decided to scan the image onto my computer and touched him up a little.

And finally I printed him out onto white card, gave him a little colour using Promarkers then trimmed him to size before popping him onto a painted background.

If I’m honest I messed up at the start when mixing my colours. I had picked up pearl white instead of white acrylic paint and added it to the blue eeeeeeep BUT I mixed it anyway, whats the worse that could happen?

It turns out it was one of those happy accidents we all have from time to time. When I added the blue to the paper it resulted in a lovely shimmery background which is so fitting for a starry sky. Next time I do this it will be on purpose ha ha.

THIS IS ME

Hello and welcome to my blog.
I'm a Scottish designer who is passionate about all things crafting. I'm currently working for Sarah Hurley as a designer for her Special Edition Range and design team. I'm also a monthly contributor for Making Cards Magazine.
I launched my Etsy shop in April 2015, here you can find my Mini Mail and Mini Makes Range.
When I'm not in my studio designing you'll find me looking after my two handsome boys or out running, having completed my first ever marathon in July 2015.